teach someone a lesson en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (idiomatic, informal) To punish someone for a serious transgression they have committed so that they do not commit it again.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taught someone a lesson | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taught someone a lesson | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| teaching someone a lesson | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| teaches someone a lesson | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
castigate · have someone's guts for garters · nail someone to the wall · tar out · give what for · fix someone's wagon · penance · have someone's head · give it to someone · tan someone's hide · fix someone's wagon · have someone's hide · punish · correct · have someone's head · amerce · teach someone a lesson · chasten · malavogue · penalize · chastise · nail someone to the wall · give someone what for · come down on · gruel
Translations (24)
ko 혼내다 (punish (informal)) · cmn 給...點兒顏色看 /给...点儿颜色看 (punish (informal)) · es dar una lección (punish (informal)) · pl pokazać, gdzie pieprz rośnie (punish (informal)) · pt mostrar o que é bom pra tosse (punish (informal)) · fr donner une leçon (punish (informal)) · ro învăța minte (punish (informal)) · hu megleckéztet (punish (informal)) · sv läxa upp (punish (informal)) · ru показа́ть, где ра́ки зиму́ют (punish (informal)) · pl dać nauczkę (punish (informal)) · cmn 教训 (punish (informal)) · pl dawać nauczkę (punish (informal)) · uk показа́ти де ра́ки зиму́ють (punish (informal)) · nl mores leren (punish (informal)) · ru проучи́ть (punish (informal)) · de eine Lektion erteilen (punish (informal)) · pl pokazać, gdzie raki zimują (punish (informal)) · it dare una lezione (punish (informal)) · ru показа́ть ку́зькину мать (punish (informal)) · ja 目に物見せる (punish (informal)) · fi antaa jollekin opetus (punish (informal)) · sv lära en läxa (punish (informal)) · ja 思い知らせる (punish (informal))